Activities at Sutton Valence Care Home
Our activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.
Gemma Bhandari
My name is Gemma I am an Activities coordinator at Sutton Valence care home. I have been working here for nine years and love it. I grew up in Sutton valence village and attended the local Primary school.
I have always been passionate about the care of others and enjoy enriching the lives of our Residents. I have a Diploma in Health and social care and have worked in private health care for over 14 years. I have always loved performing arts and studied this at school. I am a very proud Mother to Amaya and Jacob.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Sutton Valence Care Home
93rd Birthday Celebrations
Last week one of our residents celebrated her 93rd birthday! She was over the moon when her daughter and son in law visited her in the visiting suite in the afternoon to celebrate the special day with her. Activities coordinator, Ricky, visited her to wish her happy birthday and gave her balloons and a card from the home. Debbie made a lovely birthday cake too! We hope you had a lovely birthday!
Christmas Baking
Residents at Sutton Valence have been busy bee’s this afternoon, baking a Carrot cake for Christmas with our chef, Suraj! It was a lovely afternoon, sharing ideas of different recipes around the table and how they were going to decorate the final piece.
Lynn's Poem Robert
Our talented poet and short story writer, Lynn, has been busy creating some funny and charming pieces to entertain our residents and staff. Lynn has written a poem for Robert's 60th birthday celebrations to show how much the home feels about his leadership and role.
Turning 92
We celebrated Lil's 92nd birthday! She was made a wonderful cake by our Head Chef, Mark, and had visits from her daughter, Marilyn, and granddaughter, Leah. We hope you had a lovely birthday, Lil!
Birthday Celebrations
Sam turned 106 years old! He was taken out for lunch with his family and had a lovely cake made by Head Chef, Mark, and also received a card from the Queen! We hope you had an amazing birthday Sam; you amaze us every day!
General Manager of the Year
Robert Dura-May has beaten all the competition to be crowned National General Manager of the Year in the Barchester Care Awards 2021.
The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 12,000 residents living in Barchester’s 248 care homes and private hospitals across the country. Categories range from ‘Registered Nurse of the Year’ and ‘Carer of the Year’ to ‘Dementia Care Champion’ and ‘Activities Coordinator of the Year’.
More than 2,900 nominations were received from homes and hospitals across the UK. All entries were a very high standard and Robert is over the moon to have been named the national winner in this category.
